It’s kind of a straw-man argument as no one is forcing anyone to use Linux. But using cross platform FOSS to avoid lock-in IS a good idea, and it does make transitioning to Linux easier (or indeed many other OSs - FOSS or not).
But Linux’s success on the desktop has been organic. It’s a combination of platform maturity, ease of use, the breaking of windows USP in gaming, privacy and data concerns, and on the other side the enshitification of Windows, and even MacOS. The only “forcing” is arguably Microsoft & Apple pushing it’s users away from their own platforms by their behaviour.
It’s kind of a straw-man argument as no one is forcing anyone to use Linux. But using cross platform FOSS to avoid lock-in IS a good idea, and it does make transitioning to Linux easier (or indeed many other OSs - FOSS or not).
But Linux’s success on the desktop has been organic. It’s a combination of platform maturity, ease of use, the breaking of windows USP in gaming, privacy and data concerns, and on the other side the enshitification of Windows, and even MacOS. The only “forcing” is arguably Microsoft & Apple pushing it’s users away from their own platforms by their behaviour.
true, I meant pushing instead of forcing
Microsoft is kind of forcing me to
if I had the authority I would force everyone to use linux
Hey, it’s the Bill Gates of Linux.
(Stay off that island dude).